Cleansing compound



UNITED STATES PATENT O FICE.

JOHN B. ZIEBAGH, OF POTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

CLEANSING COMPOUND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 302,970, dated August5, 1884-.

Application filed May 521, 1864. X spcciincns.)

In (all 1071,0112, it may concern:

. Be it known that 1, JOHN B. Zrnnnon, a

' citizen of the United States, resident of Pottsville, in the county ofSchuylkill and State of and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the IO art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements incompounds for removing stains, grease, tar, pitchpine, and

r paint from all description of wearing-apparel,

especially designed as an improvement upon Letterslatent dated May 2,1882, and numbered 257, 381, and Letters Patent dated December 4, 1883,No. 289,621. In iny composition I employ several of the ingredients inthe said Letters Patent, but with the addition of other ingredients, andin different proportions. I also dispense with some of the ingredientsnamed in said patents, and by so doing produce a compound which is moreeffective and pleas- 0 ing in its work and appearance.

My composition consists of the following ingredients, combined in theproportions I stated, namely: deodorized gasoline, one gallon; the yelkof one egg; alcohol, three ounces; 7

oil citronella, half ounce; oil lavender, half ounce; sulphuric ether,three ounces. Mix the egg yolk with the alcohol and strain through acoarse muslin rag; cut the oil lavender and citronella in the sulphuricether; then mix the alcohol, ether, and gasoline together and thoroughlymingle by agitation;

and for use in cleaning is applied the same as other analogous cleansingcompositions.

The best Way of using the composition is to moisten a linen or cottonrag with the fluid and briskly rub the article to be cleaned with. theaforesaid rag.

This composition may be used upon the finest-and most delicate-coloredfabrics, decorations, and wall-papers Without any injury to the colorsor the material of the goods.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, isv The herein-described cleaning compound,consisting of deodorized gasoline, sulphuric ether, alcohol, egg, oilcitronella, and oil lavender, in the proportions herein specified, andfor the purpose set forth.

JOHN B. ZIEBAOH. \Vitnesses:

WM. WILHELM, D. It. KOENIG.

